The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-03-30

over Sunday, making arrangements for the
sale of his machines the coming season.
- Arthur Walker of Burlington was
here over Sunday, returning home with his
mother on Monday. 60 Mrs. A. G.. Muir
ray died last Saturday morning, after brief
sickness. 1t is only few weeks since
her husband died - Rev. T.. b. Fuller
has moved into the j. II. Daniels house.
Elder Fulers health is not good, and he
hopes to get some much needed rest the
coming year. - j. s. Wheeler has
bought the farm on the brook road of his
brother Timothy, and has moved on to the
place. Mr. Wheeler is intending to build
an addition to the house and thoroughly
repair the old part the coming season. -
Henry j. Parker from Massachusetts has
bought an interest in the l.. b. Marshall (his
father-in-lawl farm and has moved on to the
same. - w. Il. Marshall was at Waits
field last Saturday, and on Monday he
and f. N. Smith were at Hyde Park.
t. Last week Sunday the heavy snow
crushed the roof of Il. j. BARRIERS barn.
- Last week Miss Cora b. Hunter re-
ceived telegram calling her to Brattleboro
to attend her brother Lyman, who had been
seriously injured in factory there. He
afterwards died and was buried last Friday.
Miss Hunter returned home last Saturday.
- The South Parsonfeld (Maine) cor
respondent of the Biddeford Times writes as
follows in that paper: "Rev. l.. G.. Clark
closes his labors here in two weeks. We re-
greet exceedingly that this is the case. He
has labored with us during the three years
just past, has been abundantly successful
and is one OF our best preachers. He
has done his work well and faithfully and
when he leaves he bears with him the best
wishes and respect of the whole com
munity."
Woodbury..
THE roads are all more or less blockaded
with snow. In the east and west parts of
the town the hill roads are navigable only
by foot-path. For three days last week the
stage was unable to get through on the main
road. The drifts vary from five to twenty
feet in depth. In the northern part of the
town farmers are obliged to shovel roads
every foot of the way in order to get into
their sugar-places 80 The Sabbath
school Aid Society meets with Mrs Carroll
Mcknight this wednesday, afternoon and
evening. - Daniel Goodell, while chop
ing, hit Leroy Burnhams young son on the
head with the axe, cutting a severe cash.
AT last accounts the little fellow was doing
well. - Gideon Burnham, Jr,, had a
leg badly jammed while piling logs one day
last week. - While Burt Benjamin was
standing near the caves of his house the
snow slid off, bIrying him entirely except
one leg. His mother and George Burnham
the peddler) hearing the crash, ran to his
rescue and succeeded in digging him ont.
He sustained slight bruises on his face and
shoulder, but would have suffocated had not
help been near at hand. - The temper
ance meeting was well attended last Sun
day evening. The reading and speaking
were good. Mr.. Brigham failed to put in an
appearance.
South Woodbury..
Mr.. AND Mrs. S. d. BLAKE and sister and
Mr. and Mrs. o. A. Daniels went to Plain
field last Sunday to attend the funeral Of
their uncle, Rodney Jack. He was a
brother of Mrs. Hiram Jewell of this place.
- Cora Daniels has gone to Woodbury.
Center to work in Drenans hotel. - o.
A. Wilbur has made one hundred ten
pounds of maple sugar this spring, one hum
dred pounds of which he sold for ten cents
per pound. - Warren Ainsworth and
family have moved into the house opposite
S. Fl. Fosters, lately vacated by George
w. Foster. - Eli Goodell is in very
poor health this spring - Mr.. and Mrs.
II. B. Arbuckle of Barre are visiting at A.
NJ. Beniamins. Mary Sabin who was
mentioned as being i'll last week. is con-
valescng. - One of the most severe
storms of the season occurred Tuesday
night of last week. The stage was unable
to make its trip on Wednesday. -
Winslow Rollins is quite i'll at the present
writing with inflammation of the bowels.
- Cythia Daniels has engaged to work
| for Mrs Mark Remission of Calais this spring
| - Drew Daniels is to commence work
April 1st for c. p. HOLSTER of North Mont.
pelier.
| Worcester.
HARVEY COLLIER sustained injuries to his
back last week while lifting. - While
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery were ont driving last
week dog belonging to Gardner Hatch
| jumped on to the sleigh and caught Mrs
Emery by her seal-skin cloak, damaging the
garment quite badly.
PutnamsvilIe.
Mrs. C. C. PUTNAM, JR., is suffering from
injuries received in a recent fall. - G.. G.
Putnam & Son have purchased a new cir
cular saw carriage of the Lane Manufacture
ing Company. - Hattie Putnam is quite
sick at present with pneumonia. She has
been confined to her bed by illness since
last Christmas.